Ronaldo to Real - £27m?

Its not the first time that Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked to Real Madrid, and we're fairly sure it won't be the last, but Cristiano Ronaldo is again at the heart of the speculation smothering Old Trafford.

'Insiders' (Yes, we don't believe it either!) say that an official bid of just over 27 million pounds has been lodged with United for the Glazers and Gill to mull over. The bid also includes extras, like the Beckham bid, that could see the deal rise to over £35m!

But even taking that into account, Cristiano Ronaldo would be going for less than he's worth!

At just 21 years old, after stunning the world at both Euro 2004 and the World Cup, being consistently voted the 'Fan's favourite player' because of his audacity and skill, Cristiano Ronaldo has the world at his feet. He will easily outsell almost every other player in terms of merchandising over the next few years, with his good looks and latin spirit helping him to eclipse Wayne Rooney even!

He has already spoken of his dedication to Sir Alex Ferguson ("he is like a father to me"), so should be going nowhere yet, though that said, if Manchester United accepted the offer, practically everyone would jump at the chance to go down to Madrid for a bit of sunshine, let alone a Madeiran who has felt the sun on his back all his life until he joined rainy Manchester.

Cristiano will stay, for now.

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